The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-09
From Saturdays DaHy.
GAS AT EMPORIA.
No Flu Their Doubt That We Have Ma
lures Great IIIuminatiVe,
As 1t Has Been Discovered a nd Tested
by Several Of Our Citizens,
Within Twenty Minutes Ride From
the Heart Of Our City.
Drs. McCandIsss and JansWay, the
DISCOVERIES, interviewed.
A Company Formed, Machinery Now
Coming and Gas to be Developed.
The City Counc ! Grants a Franchise
to Citizens Mini ne Co.


Gil Friday evening an ordinance was
passed granting to the Emporia Gas,
Oil and Mining Company the right to
the use of the streets, alleys, avenues
and public grounds to lay pipes to
supply the city and the inhabitants
thereof in the event of the discovery
OF natural gas by this company, the
council reserving the right to fix the
price in accordance with the resolution
adopted by the Board of Trade. The
proceedings of the council with refer
ence to this matter will be found else
where.
This action by the council has slim
ulated those having the matter in hand,
and to-day a large amount of addi-
tiOnal stock was subscribed and action
taken in the way of sending for ma
chinery for boring, Mr.. ClOdfelter being
authorized to bring it from Abilene,
where 1t now Is, and we are authorized
by him to state that inside of one week
from Monday work viii have been
began, and will thereafter be pushed.
After the above was written it came
to the ear of NEWS representative
that gas had already been found near
the city by Drs. McCandless and Jane
way, but that the gentlemen would not
disclose the place of finding for the
present until they were assured that
they would be remunerated for the
time and labor expanded in their ex-
perimental search.
DIR. M'CANDLESS' STATEMENT.
DIR. McCandiess was found at his
Office, and, on being Intercepted as to
his alleged discovery, said that for the
time being he did not wish to say any
thing regarding the matter; that in a
day or two he would be pleased to give
THE NEWS all the facts in the case,
but not until assured that he would
reap some of the fruits of the discovery
on which DIR. Janeway and himself had
expended much time in patient re-
search.
NEWS Man-But, doctor, we have
been assured, by those authorized to
make such statement, that the whole
franchise will be turned over to your
self and DIR. Janeway on the terms pre-
scribed by the city council, only provid.
ing that you will guarantee to push the
matter to an immediate conclusion, and
begin work Immediately.
DIR. McCandless-In that case can
take these men and in twenty minutes
from now show them where they car
get gas.
N. M.-Do you mean to say you have
actually discovered gas in the immedi-
ate vicinity Of Emporia?
DR.. M.-Yes, we have discovered gas
but l did not say where. 1, myself
have stuck stick but few feet in tn,
ground to make hole, and DIR. Jane
way has touched match to 1t, the re
suit being clear, full large flame.
N. M.-How do you account for il
being found so neari the surface, doc
tor?
DIR. M.-Well, my theory is that i'm
mediately under the place mentioned
(which, by the way, is very near the
edge of a river there is a assure in the
rock formation, from which the gas es
capes and permeates the damp soil i'm
mediately above, and on a hole being
made, it gathers in sufficient quantity
to produce flame. In another place
we know OF the noise of the rush of es
Gaping gas could be plainly heard be
meath the rocks and soil, and when tn
ground was dug away down to tn
rock small hole was dis
covered from which the air rushed
with considerable force. These, an
other facts with which weare acquaint
ed puts the question of finding natura
gas at Emporia beyond a doubt. Blu
we would rather not have you say any
thing about it for the present.
But" said the scribe, ''the repor
OF the discovery is already the talk o
the street, and THE News can not 7lloN
any other paper to be the first to pre-
claim it to the public. Besides, W
shall be unable, even should we desire
to do your interests any injury. w
merely want the very latest news fo
our columns, at the same time respect
ing the rights of all, and attemptin
injury to none, as in the publication G
the paper it is the rule of the Office t
do unto others as we should wish to
done by"
"Well," said the doctor, ''you are &
liberty to publish what 1 have said, an
you can rest assured that hereafte
when things have shaped themselv,
properly, I shall be happy to give va
any additional information in my poV
er, as recognize the fact that you al
publishing by far the best paper in Il
city"
DIR. JANEwAY.
Some time after the above convers
tion took place, and in returning to t
ONCE, the scribe happened to spy d
Janeway coming up Commercial sire
in his buggy. He was immediate
hailed, and on driving up to the cul
where DR.. McCandless Joined the part
the substance of the above was relat
to the former gentleman, who corrobC
ated It and emphatically stat
that they knew. where gas was
be found, and that he thought tn
1t would not be necessary to 90 We
deep to find it. lone thing certain
he said, 'there is not the least bit
doubt that We have natural gas rig
here, and in abundance, too.''
When our readers are informed til
for natural gas in Pennsylvania tn
have to go down somethi
like 1000 feet; in oh